Guyana News

Alberttown chef  Kenny Reece, 54, was yesteday found dead and while the police say medical complications may be the cause, the family is awaiting the results of tests that are to be run on food he might have consumed.

The police yesterday said that they have recorded more than 4,000 traffic cases across all regional divisions for the reporting period December 8-15, 2024.

Scheduled road works are currently underway between Perth and Strath Campbell villages along the Mahaicony Branch Road.

Brian Johnson, a 24-year-old miner of Half Mile Linden, was on Sunday nabbed on the Essequibo Coast in  Caria Caria, with an unlicensed firearm with matching ammunition.

After months of delays and community frustration, there are signs of progress on the troubled Paruima Airstrip project in Region Seven.

Residents of Mahdia and Campbelltown in Region 8 can expect improvements to their water and electricity services, according to the Guyana Water Inc (GWI) and the Hinterland Electrification Company Inc (HECI).

-welcomes return to collective bargaining The Working People’s Alliance (WPA) yesterday welcomed the return of collective bargaining but says the government’s recent wage hike for public servants is inadequate.

`a blend of breathtaking scenery, unpredictable terrain, and moments of pure adventure’ By Khadidja Ba Travelling to Mahdia by road is not for the faint-hearted.

The Amerindian Peoples Association (APA) today said it is  is deeply saddened by the tragic passing of Toshao Ridley Joseph of Tassarene Village in Region Seven.

More than seven months after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) advertised for applicants for Court of Appeal judges, there has been an impasse on the names submitted, sources say.

Sixteen months after a controversial contract award was made to Tepui Inc, the $870.5m Belle Vue Pump Station has seen very little work and there are reports that a Chinese contractor will be asked to take on the project.

The Police yesterday said that they are investigating a fatal accident which occurred at about 2  yesterday morning on the public road at Tuschen, East Bank Essequibo (EBE), which resulted in the death of two pedestrians – 54-year-old Yvette Daniels and 48-year-old Vishnudat Mohabir.

As its steps up preparations for next year’s general elections, GECOM yesterday advertised for several categories of elections workers and trainers.

By Khadidja Ba The Central Housing and Planning Authority’s road improvement project outside of the Giftland Mall has caused significant disruption for both shoppers and businesses around the Mall this Christmas season.

-Mustapha says mega farms planned Agriculture Minister, Zulfikar Mustapha over the weekend handed over a Mavic Multispectral drone to the Region Nine Agriculture Department in the North Rupununi Sub-District to assist with soil testing and analyses.

-in aftermath of poles collapse Amid Thursday’s hair-raising collapse of concrete poles, residents of South Ruimveldt  yesterday voiced their frustration over recurring power outages and delayed roadworks, which they say are negatively impacting their daily lives, especially during the holiday season.

The Guyana Power and Light Inc (GPL) on Friday said it is offering a total increase in salaries of 10% for workers in 2024 inclusive a of a 3% that was paid earlier this year.

The case of the Canada-based Guyanese woman, Roma Dookeran, who was found dead on the Leguan foreshore on March 15, 2023  is still under investigation.

Sherly Winter, a 40-year-old bag packer who was suspected to have been electrocuted at her worksite, Flexotech Inc.,

BEIJING/HONG KONG,  (Reuters) – China’s CNOOC Ltd (600938.SS), has sold its U.S.